Gout in the elderly

Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by hereditary and / or acquired uric acid production and / or decreased excretion. Its clinical characteristics are: hyperuricemia and urate crystals, acute arthritis, gout stone, chronic gout arthritis, gout nephropathy caused by deposition. These manifestations may exist individually or in combination.

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